Easy Jackfruit Seed Curry

If you happen to get your hands on a jackfruit, please don’t throw the seeds away. Instead, wash, boil and peel them and then use them in this hearty and filling Easy Jackfruit Seed Curry.

To me, this year seemed to start off with more jackfruit sightings, captures and guttings than any other. My social media accounts were filled with posts and videos about my friends’ run-ins with the delicious pods and incredibly sticky flesh and ominous seeds of the humble jackfruit.

Now, while jackfruit might not be a popular or easily available fruit here in America, it was plentiful in Sri Lanka, where I grew up. If you haven’t ever come face to face with a jackfruit – it can be a bit intimidating. It’s HUGE. A tad bit spiky. And, some people say the ripened ones have a rather odd odor. Now, I might have olfactory issues, but, I tend to think their aroma is kinda intoxicating! When I was younger, I seemed to eat jackfruit all the time. There was young (unripened) jackfruit curry, jackfruit chips and even jackfruit ice cream! My mom would even make a mean roasted jackfruit seed dry curry.

But, after I moved away from Sri Lanka to countries where jackfruit was less popular, I kinda forgot about it. Outta sight outta mind – right?! Well, recently I happened on a some cut up chunks of ripe jackfruit at a little South Asia store I frequent and brought some home so my daughter could get her first taste of it.

We cut the sweet pods out and enjoyed some of them plain and some of them in this Mango and Jackfruit Shake I shared on Facebook. When all we had left were the jackfruit seeds, I figured I’d attempt to make them into a jackfruit seed curry. Now, I boiled and peeled the outer shell of the seeds like I remembered my mom doing. Then I simply added in a plethora of spices along with garlic, onions, ginger, tomato paste, coconut milk and spinach and crossed my fingers and hoped it would be edible. When it was done, my daughter and I dug in, and I gotta say, while this jackfruit seed curry doesn’t taste like my mom’s, it sure was delicious and hearty! We enjoyed this curry over a couple of days with rice and pita bread. Am hoping if you happen to pick up a jackfruit, you save those seeds and hopefully give this Easy Jackfruit Seed Curry a try…

I’ve never seen a jackfruit before and wouldn’t even know what it tastes like, but I’m sure that if you say that it’s really good, then it is 🙂 And this girl absolutely LOVES curry so bring it on! Gotta love that spice! I bet these smells amazing as it good and I’d want extra sauce to dunk to naan into to soak all that deliciousness up! Now, next time I’m at the grocery, I’ll have to keep an eye out for! Have a wonderful week, Shashi! XOXO

Jack fruit is one of my favorite fruits and loved eating it whilst in Asia. I have never tried cooking the seeds before… very interesting. Do they get tender? Your curry looks delicious with all of the spices!

I’ve seen jackfruit all over the interwebs, but I’ve never seen it in the grocery store or eaten it before! BUT, it’s definitely on my list! I’m one of those people who will eagerly try anything new! Loving this curry, Shashi! It looks packed with flavor and super delicious! Now I just gotta find me some jackfruit….. 😉 Cheers, friend! XO

So jackfruit is definitely a new one on my radar, Shashi! But I love that you can use the flesh for one recipe and then the seeds for another. Talk about using every bit of the fruit! So your comment about the smell of jackfruit reminds me about Laura’s stories of the durian. I just googled it, and it looks like the durian and jackfruit are similar, but not the same. Either way, I’ll have to keep an eye out at our local Asian market for jackfruit…and I’ll keep my nose pinched closed the whole time. haha! Thanks so sharing this yummy curry idea, my friend!

Well, I’m not really familiar with jackfruit, and I also belong to the category considering its flavor to be a little…peculiar:) But I do love this curry idea. I woud have never thought these seeds are edible – nice one!

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